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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1954

Page

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Whispered fear used by Reds in East Germany

In East Germany whispered threats are used to terrify 18 million people backed by Russian guns and secret police. Peter Grimes, a Harvard graduate, recalls guiding his two stepdaughters to safety in West Berlin after posing as friends of the regime.

Peter Grimes Iamgard West Berlin East Germany Grimes U. S Paul Schroedern Monika Berlin Schmidt Zimmerman Albrecht Harvard United Press Irmgard United States Peter Reds Games Monica Evelyn Gregory Peck Tony Curtis Freedom

Carlisle Zoning Board Rejects TV Station Request

Carlisle Township Zoning Commission unanimously denied Ely-N-Lorain Broadcasting Co. a rezoning of land on Tindian Hollow Road from residential to commercial for a television station. WEOL manager Alex Buchan said the company may appeal to Carlisle Township trustees or seek another site. Commission chair Harold Kalter cited residents’ desire for neighborhood control and noted protest sentiment from a February 2 meeting.

Carlisle Township Tindian Hollow Road Elyfn-Lorain Broadcasting Co Alex Buchan WEOL The Broadcasting Company Buchan Harold E. Kalter Commission Carlisle Kalter

Leads In Milan Bank Robbery Prove Useless

Milan bank robbery investigators hit a dead end as Sheriff Alton T. Young reported all leads exhausted with no breakthroughs. The FBI checked two men jailed in Knox county and Mt Vernon who were ruled out, and another suspect jailed in Willard was released.

Erie County United Bank Milan Alton T. Young FBI Knox County Mt Vernon Willard

Weather in Northeastern Ohio Turns Windy and Cloudy

Weather report for Northeastern Ohio shows increasing cloudiness and windy conditions today with a high near 41 and low around 35. Tonight will be cloudy with a chance of rain late Saturday. Thursday’s temperatures range from 30 to 43 with 24 hour precipitation ending at 8 p.m. Thursday at trace. A year ago Thursday, the high was 35.

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Will Draw Plans For Courthouse Elevator

County commissioners vote to hire Alva C. Smith and Associates to prepare preliminary plans and cost estimates for installing an elevator in the 75 year old courthouse. The move follows a letter from Lorain County Bar Association president Attorney Joseph Q. Petro endorsing the project. Some officials prefer adding a county office annex but proceed with the elevator study now. Proponents cite crowding and outdoor rentals as issues and anticipate possible bond considerations for future expansion.

Alva C. Smith and Associates Joseph Q. Petro Lorain County Bar Association J. Norman Thompson J. Powell Jones Oscar G. Dunn Jones Thompson Mit

City Snow Cleanup Costs Elyria Only $1653

Elyria officials praised a snow removal effort that cost the city 1653 dollars and 60 cents over three days. Safety Director Michael A. Lotko detailed expenditures including graders, bulldozers, loaders, overtime, and fuel while Mayor J Grant Keys lauded the workers and urged limb pickup and brush removal to finish by next week.

Ohio Elyria Safety Service Michael A. Lotko Lorain Lee Lotko J. Grant Keys Keys

Red Cross Reports Nurse Assignments and Campaign Appeal

The Red Cross lists 3,210 professional nurse assignments for polio and disaster service last year and 9,600 nurses authorized to teach home nursing and supervise volunteer Nurse's Aides. Nurses provide vital service and donors are urged to join the Red Cross campaign. ALSCO aluminum storm doors offered at 54.50 installed by Gene.

Red Cross ALSCO

Bus and Taxi Operators Face New $5 License Fee

Police Chief James E. Boggs announced a new $5 license fee for bus and taxi operators starting Monday. Applicants must pass a physical exam in addition to the fee, enforcing last year’s city ordinance.

lJames E. Boggs Boggs

Scooter Rider Killed In Columbus Collision

A 16 year old Columbus boy Robert Armen Trout died when his unlit motor scooter collided head on with a car late Thursday. Authorities reported the crash as the fatal misadventure near Columbus.

Columbus Robert A Armen‘trout

Democrats Split On Tax Plan

Washington reports a House Democratic split threatens boosting personal income tax exemptions by 100. Republicans and Democrats debate the cost as the measure aims to revise and codify the nation tax laws. President Eisenhower plans a Monday address to rally support and the Senate Finance panel weighs a bill cutting excise taxes.

Washington Howard IW. Smith Smith Sam Rayburnn Texas House Eisenhower GOP Senate Finance Committee John Williams Del Walter F. George Williams

Bob Quinn dies former Red Sox president and Braves GM

Bob J. A. Quinn, 84, former Boston Red Sox president and later Boston Braves general manager, died at home in Providence. He will be buried Monday in Columbus, Ohio. After leaving the Braves in 1942 he worked for a sporting goods firm and, in 1946, became director of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

Providence, R. I Robert J. A Bob” Quinn Boston Red Sox Boston Braves Columbus Ohio The Braves Sporting Goods Baseball Hall of Fame Cooperstown N. Y

Testimony in Wable trial ends in Greensburg

In Greensburg Pennsylvania jurors near verdict in the John Wesley Wable trial as testimony concluded. The seven men and five women will deliberate Saturday after summations by both sides in the case accusing Wable of murdering truck driver Harry Pitts near Donegal last July 28 and attacking two other drivers.

Greensburg John Wesley Wable Pennsylvania Turnpike Edward G. Bauer Bauer Wable Harry F. Pitts Bowling Green Donegal Chiopyle Pitts William Ruby Uniontown Robert Kamenski Young Wable

Former Lorain County Treasurer Walter Ludwig Dies in Los Angeles

Walter G. Ludwig former Lorain County treasurer died suddenly while visiting his son in Los Angeles California He had served two terms as treasurer beginning in 1921 and 1923 and previously worked as deputy treasurer under Arthur Waters He was born July 21 1885 in Amherst Amaherst High School and Oberlin Business College graduate He was a Mason LO OF member and First Congregational Church Elyria He is survived by his wife son daughter a brother and sister and four grandchildren Services will be held at the Ludwig residence 55064 West Fifty ninth St Los Angeles on Saturday at 1 30 p m

Lorain County Walter G. Ludwig Denison Ave Lloyd Los Angeles Calif Amherst High School Oberlin Business College Sonic Lodge Lo.o.f First Congregational Church Elyria Ione Wangerein Oberlin William Purcellsville Milton Painesvile Edith Ludwig Cleveland Ludwig West Fifty-ninth St

Wind May Cause Radiation Injuries At Kwajalein

US Atomic Energy Commission says 264 people including 28 Americans and 236 natives were exposed to radioactivity after a routine atomic test near Kwajalein. No burns reported. injuries described as non serious. Report notes possible causes as miscalculation or wind shift from a nearby hydrogen bomb test. Marine letter from Kwajalein mentions orange flash and shock waves on the island.

Darrell Garwood Washington Atomic Energy Commission Carl Hinshaw Calif.la Kwajalein Commission AEC Cincinnati, Ohio Don Whitaker G. R. Whitaker U.S. Navy Win Raton Jbase

Amherst Man Struck by Truck Dies of Skull Fracture

Ray King Sr. 70 of Cleveland Ave Amherst was struck while walking on Route 20 two miles east of Wakeman and died at Norwalk Hospital. The driver Lewis Perin 28 of East 116 St Cleveland owned the truck. Survived by daughter Lucille Skimm and son Ray King Jr. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. at Gerber Funeral Home Wakeman. Burial Clarksfield Cemetery.

Wakeman Ray King Sr Cleveland Ave Amherst Norwalk Hospital Huron County Charles Edel King Route 20 Lewis Perin East 116 St Cleveland Clarksfield Lucille Skimm Wyandotte Mich Ray King Jr Birmingham Gerber F. H. Houldsworth Wakeman Congregational Church Clarksfield Cemetery

County Board Denies Three School Transfer Petitions

Lorain County Board of Education rejected petitions to move Penfield into Wellington, transfer land from Elyria Township to Elyria City, and shift northwest Brownhelm to Erie County District. The Penfield vote failed to meet required turnouts, and Brownhelm's transfer was denied for three stated reasons, ending with a courtesy three to two vote.

Lorain Penfield C. A. Gibbons Brownhelm

Trucker Fined and Jailed for Overload Incident

Robert D. Shumaker, 32, of Westlake and driver for Barricelli Trucking Co., refused to accompany a state trooper to a weighing pit on Route 6 after being stopped for an overweight load on Route 113 near South Amherst. He was jailed on overweight and related charges, fined 100 dollars plus costs, and two weeks in county jail, then fired by his employer who cited orders to carry only legal loads.

Ambherst Robert D. Shumaker Westlake Barricelli Trucking Co Shumaker South Amherst Amherst City Fred Hogrefe Carl Barricelli Barricelli Tracking Co Shamaker Center Ridge Rd Cleveland

Senate GOP to press for combined Hawaiian Alaska statehood bill

Senate GOP leaders pledged to fight for a single statehood bill joining Hawaii and Alaska, despite Eisenhower urging separate consideration. Senate Majority Leader Knowland said passing the combined proposal remains uncertain, while Interior Committee Chair Butler warned of mixed support and possible House obstacles.

GOP Senate Washington Eisenhower Hawaii Alaska William F. Knowland Calif Hugh Butler Neb Senate Interior Committee Senate House House

McCarthy Feud With Army Over Schine Probe Deepens

Senator Joseph R. McCarthy accuses the Army of attempting to blackmail him to halt the Communist inquiry. A Pentagon report names Roy Cohn as pressuring for favorable treatment for Pvt. G David Schine, while Cohn denies improper pressure and says his Capitol Hill career may endure.

Washington Joseph R. McCarthy The Army Pentagon Royal Cobn Robert T. Stevens Pvt. G. David Schine McCarthy Cohn Capitol Hill Schine Telenews Army Now iSchine

Lock Picker, 64, Found Sleeping In Oberlin Store

A 64 year old man said to be adept at picking locks was found asleep in the College Book Store in Oberlin at 11:30 last night. Fred Henry Peters of Port Clinton was arrested by Juvenile Court Officer Ray Warren after investigators found an open door. Police reported earlier sightings of the suspect leaving the office of Dr. Carrick. several offices in the area were entered without theft.

Oberlin West College St Fred Henry Peters R. D Port Clinton Ray Warren Peters C W. Carrick Main College Streets Nelson Gray Oberlin Police Department C. E W .Wigton

Complete Work Today On Park Sidewalks

City crews today are completing blacktopping the east sidewalks of Ely Park. Safety Service Director Michael A Lotko disclosed. The new walks will permit persons to board the bus without stepping into mud.

Ely Park Safety Service Michael A. Lotko

Ills of laziness and the power of Want Ads

Surveys at the Illinois Institute of Technology suggest laziness can hinder progress for educated people not advancing. Even so, Chronicle-Telegram Classified ads prove effective for selling, renting, or buying with a friendly staffer to craft a result-getting Want Ad.

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